Effect of early detubularization on urethro-intestinal anastomosis during robot-assisted radical cystectomy and intracorporeal neobladder among bladder cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Urethro-intestinal anastomosis (UIA) leak is a critical complication of robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with intracorporeal neobladder (ICN). Although early detubularization of ileal loop has been proposed to facilitate tension-free anastomosis, clinical evidence of its benefits in preventing UIA leaks is limited. We assessed its impact on UIA leak rates in bladder cancer patients undergoing RARC with ICN.

Methods

We retrospectively identified 580 patients who underwent radical cystectomy at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital between 2003-2025, of which 147 met inclusion criteria for RARC with ICN and were analyzed. We retrospectively reviewed 580 patients who underwent radical cystetomy at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital between 2003-2025

SUBMITTER: Ho Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12739548 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature